U-48 sinks her teeth into another hapless victim,this time at night.
The following describes what happened-
17:08
only hours after our earlier victim we spot another lone merchant,this time heading west through BF33,mean course 260,speed 5kts.I decide to shadow the phantom on the horizon at 5kts and wait until nightfall for another deck gun attack,this time the night will conceal our position until the last moment.
19:00
moving in fast from behind the merchant,so far undetected at 2km
19:28
finally pulled up alongside the vessel maintaining course and speed with her,then bellowed "feur frei!" .My men pounded her waterline with the gun sending huge plumes of fire and smoke into the night sky.In a panic the merchant trained her light on us illuminating everything all around including the watch officer's slowly growing beard.The battle ground was bathed in a ghostly white light mixed with orange and red from burning steel against a backdrop of black soot.The French swine finally went down on even keel in a scene from hell after 21 well placed rounds,for a meagre total of 1869GRT.
My crew are in top form and excellent spirits as we move ever closer to our breakout into the Irish sea.May the war gods be with us
Current patrol total = 2 for 3.733GRT,43 HE rds expended,14
gas torpedoes left